Just out of interest, my telephone business banking with NatWest was affected, by scammers who have blagged access codes from the public. They didn't close down, but rang me back for additional security information. Simon Abbott ----- Original Message ----- From: "jeff" <jeff57@xxxxxxxxxxxx> To: <pctechtalk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, October 28, 2003 7:39 PM Subject: -=PCTechTalk=- Re: Halifax.co.uk E Banking Site Still Offline? it was on tv yesterday that they had shut down there ebanking Jeff On Tue, 28 Oct 2003 18:59:58 -0000, Barry Toner wrote: >Hi all. > >I was authorising my card with pay pal this evening and thought I'd >go to >halifax.co.uk to check for the withdrawls. > >Only to find I can't find a link to login to my accoun! > >I did a google and came up with the following. > >http://www.theregister.co.uk/content/55/33602.html > >Apparently they pulled their e-banking site because scammers have >carried >out a similar attack to what happened on ebay. >Cheers >Barry >I'm small, humble, but have fun. To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk --- THIS E-MAIL HAS BEEN VIRUS-CHECKED BY AVG ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE. HOWEVER, PLEASE CHECK INCOMING MESSAGES FOR VIRUSES AS SECURE ELECTRICAL SERVICES CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR ANY LOSS OR DAMAGE CAUSED Outgoing mail is certified Virus Free. Checked by AVG anti-virus system (http://www.grisoft.com). Version: 6.0.532 / Virus Database: 326 - Release Date: 27/10/2003 To unsub or change your email settings: //www.freelists.org/webpage/pctechtalk To access our Archives: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/PCTechTalk/messages/ //www.freelists.org/archives/pctechtalk/ For more info: //www.freelists.org/cgi-bin/list?list_id=pctechtalk